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The Marc-Andre Fleury Hall of Fame case is going to become a MUCH bigger conversation soon, but Pittsburgh already got the easy part right. The Penguins announced that beloved goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame, and obviously.. Flower belongs there. It’s quite the honor for Flower and much deserved....

We are really stretching for interesting NHL news at this point in August, but a Penguins trade offer nobody knew about just came across my desk. Most NHL teams post a behind the scenes of the draft process throughout the summer. Two days ago the Ottawa Senators did just that and it sparked an interesting...

We have already given our state of the union for the league’s offseason, and the NHL contract standoffs still sitting out there could change all of it. The grade was middling, but maybe the NHL has more in store for us. A few storylines remain and all could have large impacts to the league. Let’s...

Both 2026 NHL offer sheets got matched and not one player changed teams. All the talk was this summer was going to be insane. The free agent market lacked to the point that everyone needed to make trades to reach their goals. There were several high profile RFA’s on the market ripe for offer sheets....

Everybody wants to know one thing. Is the Celebrini contract bad for the Sharks? We have seen Leo Carlsson get a monster contract. We watched Bedard take less then he could have. Jason Robertson also signed for less than his market value, and he desired value. Celebrini, unlike the other players listed, was not an...

The Dylan Larkin trade rumors just picked up a new team, and everyone’s treating it like a footnote, one more line added to a list, and it isn’t, not even close. Dallas has $10.6 million in cap space, and the guy they’d actually need that room for is Jason Robertson, who’s sitting in salary arbitration...

Many fans bemoan NHL GM’s for not signing young talent through the avenue of NHL offer sheets. However, many GM’s have responded with saying that offer sheets are a pointless endeavor. Offer sheets are matched over 90% of the time. So, I understand the GM’s who echo the statement about the pointlessness of attempting this...

The Mike Babcock Oilers situation is the only place to start. It was reported during the finals that the Oilers have decided to hire Mike Babcock as their next head coach. Now, if you don’t remember Mike Babcock has been publicly shamed for his over the top hard-ass coaching style by several players. Mitch Marner...

Jordan Staal’s scoring streak through five straight Stanley Cup Finals games has been the story of this series, and last night only made the case louder. Once considered regular season merchants have done a complete 180 on the narrative this season. They also did a 180 on their second period performances throughout this series. Carolina...

That is exactly why the Stanley Cup Final is the best thing in sports. Carolina jumped out to a two-goal lead only to lose 5-4 in regulation. The game was fast, chaotic, and captivating. The Carolina fans nearly blew the roof off the building when Ehlers scored 30 seconds into the contest. As an aside...

On Friday, the Penguins locker room cleanout in Cranberry took place, and outside of Edmonton, I think this was the most interesting cleanout day across the league. Several storylines came out of the player sessions with the media, and we’re going to get into the ones that matter. Ben Kindel’s first season came to a...

It’s been roughly 7 hours since Cam York floated a puck from the blue line and brought the Penguins big three era to what might be its quiet end. That puck floated through the air as if it had eyes. It found its way to Silovs, kissed the post, and went into the net. The...

The Penguins Flyers Game 6 is happening because PPG Paints Arena refused to let this series die. I’ve been in that building for Stanley Cup Finals, Sid’s return from the concussion, and several other huge moments. Monday night was one of the loudest atmospheres I’ve ever experienced in that arena. The Penguins started the first...

Dallas and Minnesota are playing each other in the first round of the NHL playoffs again. Not for the first time. Not for the second time. The third time in ten years, same two franchises, same division, same result baked into the bracket before a single puck drops. And every time it happens, the NHL...

The Crosby Ovechkin rivalry might be at an end. With the Penguins locked into their playoff spot, they played back-to-back games against Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, who are fighting for their playoff livelihood. The Penguins played neither game with their full complement of players, each game saw at least five players “out” with injury...

A set of back-to-backs and in a great position to solidify a playoff opportunity was largely squandered by Pittsburgh this weekend. On the surface, the Penguins did fine to get 2 of 4 points and losing against a fresh Carolina isn’t too worrisome. However, the Penguins overall play is beginning to become startling. The Penguins...

The NHL is currently experiencing a thrilling race to the playoffs. The wild card in the west is seemingly changing every single day. The East on the other hand is going through something completely different. Within the Eastern Conference every single team vying for a playoff spot is gaining points… every single night. It’s so...

The Penguins have not won in Carolina since 2018. They’ve played there twice within the last week and that unfortunately hasn’t changed. Now, last night the Penguins had absolutely no business winning the game. They played like complete dogshit for the first two periods. Every defenseman outside of Erik Karlsson was handing the puck to...